Tim Huelskamp

* White House has said it will veto bill * House Republicans are mulling debt ceiling strategy * Bill would allow U.S. Treasury to borrow more funds By Rachelle Younglai WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - U.S. House Republicans are expected to pass a...

Tuesday's U.S. Supreme Court arguments over whether gay and lesbian couples have the right to marry in California became a spectacle both in D.C. and on the Web. In Washington, demonstrators expressed both opposition to and support of same-sex...

Reports of the death of the tea party are greatly exaggerated. For about two years now, certain observers have been declaring the demise of this insurgent tendency within the Republican Party. However, despite recent headlines, we should expect to...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservatives and watchdog groups are mounting a "not-so-fast" campaign against a $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package that Northeastern governors and lawmakers hope to push through the House this coming week. Their...

Lawmakers from Kansas and Washington state praised the Obama Administration, the Department of Defense and the Air Force in finally giving the tanker contract to Boeing. The reaction was not the same in Alabama. Gov. Sam Brownback (R) "I have been...

Reports of the death of the tea party are greatly exaggerated.  For about two years now, certain observers have been declaring the demise of this insurgent tendency within the Republican Party. However, despite recent headlines, we should expect to hear...

Supporters of tougher restrictions on guns and ammunitition protested outside the Washington offices of the National Rifle Association Monday afternoon. The protest comes after a gunman killed 27 people, including 20 school children, in Newtown,...

WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday night, senators took a break from the hard work of rescuing the nation's finances. They summoned Daniel Day-Lewis and Steven Spielberg, ordered in popcorn, and watched the movie "Lincoln." After Thursday night's debacle in the...

WASHINGTON -- Confronted with a revolt among the rank and file, House Republicans abruptly scrapped a vote Thursday night on legislation allowing tax rates to rise for households earning $1 million and up, complicating attempts to avoid a year-end ''...

Kansas redistricting caused confusions for lawmakers and the courts. And more than a month after the general election, it's still creating some confusion for voters too. A viewer named "Dave" from Comanche County says he's having trouble emailing...

Confronted with a revolt among the rank and file, House Republicans abruptly scrapped a vote Thursday night on legislation allowing tax rates to rise for households earning $1 million and up, complicating attempts to avoid a year-end ‘‘...

Republicans just lost eight seats in the House. But if you'd wandered into the House of Representatives last week without reading the election returns, you might have concluded that the GOP won big on Nov. 6. "We have the second-largest Republican House...